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The Scariest Episode Yet - Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project - 10/30/18

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What it is

An episode of Adam Savage's Still Untitled podcast with molecular biologist Joe DeRisi. They discuss his work, including sequencing to detect rare infections, in a conversation Savage calls possibly the show's scariest.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for DeRisi's fascinating stories about rare pathogens such as brain-eating amoebas.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “The stories he tells are absolutely fascinating and I thoroughly encourage everyone”

    Molecular biologist's fascinating stories, including brain-eating amoebas.

    NamTaf, 2020-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Fatal brain-eating microbe found in Lake Jackson, Texas water supply”

  2. “Adam Savage's excellent podcast with him”

    Podcast with Joe DeRisi on his sequencing approach.

    codethief, 2024-12 · Recommendation · in “Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: joe derisi, sequencing, rare infections, amoeba, adam savage

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